PPS: If you missed this sweetie’s story or want to see more photos you can check out my previous post here. Update: All vintage sewing machine related links are now here. If you have two serial numbers you should enter the larger of the two numbers, the smaller one is actually a Register Number rather than a serial number. PS: all the above links have been added to my Online Resources page for future reference Keep your fingers crossed, one day she will sew again! So I think that means my machine is a 201K-3 (because it definitely has an external motor and belt drive) but the good thing is I managed to find a free pdf manual and even a wiring diagram which means her days of sitting in the corner and gathering dust are numbered. 201-2 (geared machine with potted motor, mostly made in USA),.The sub-models for those who are interested are: Then I discovered ISMACS International (International Sewing Machine Collectors Society) and their Singer Sewing Machine Serial Number Database, which not only confirmed her as 201K but also told me she was one of 60, 000 made 26 February 1954.Ī little bit more online snooping taught me that the ‘K’ stands for Singer’s Kilbowie factory in Scotland but mechanically all 201’s are more or less the same and the picture I saw above is most likely a post-1954 model which got a re-styled body and new paint job.
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